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Dustin Lynch + MacKenzie Porter’s “Thinking ‘Bout You” went from a “blind audition” to a multi-week hit

ABC/Randy Holmes Dustin Lynch capped 2021 with country radio success, as his duet with MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” spent two weeks at the top of the charts. But back before the song was a hit single, Dustin was on the hunt for the perfect duet partner to record it with, and he chose MacKenzie …

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Shania Twain praises Taylor Swift for breaking one of her chart records: “Proud of you”

John Shearer/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp Taylor Swift would be the first to tell you that she’s a huge fan of Shania Twain, and Shania feels the same way about Taylor. In fact, when Twitter informed Shania that Taylor had broken one of the many records she holds, she celebrated Taylor’s accomplishment with a tweet of …

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Nashville notes

Cody Johnson will make a stop on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday. He’ll be performing his current single, “‘Til You Can’t.” Check local for info on when and how to watch. Miranda Lambert’s got a famous fan in actor Jennifer Lawrence. During a recent appearance on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jennifer …

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Kane Brown says Granger Smith inspired him to get in shape: “Every day since then, I’ve started working out”

ABC Back in August, Kane Brown took to Instagram to share the before and after shots of a personal project he’d been working on: His fitness level. “Scroll to see how tiny I was,” the singer wrote in the caption, putting an old picture side by side with his current, more muscular physique by way …

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Dolly Parton hits three billion worldwide streams, picks up more than 40 new gold & platinum certifications

JB Rowland Dolly Parton is kicking off the new year with a bang, as she hits three billion streams worldwide. It’s one of 47 new accolades awarded to the superstar, who also picked up a bevy of gold, silver and platinum sales certifications internationally. The new titles come from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, …

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Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ was the most popular album of 2021 in the US

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for CMA Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, which arrived last January, was the most popular album of 2021 in the U.S., according to MRC Data’s 2021 Year-End Report. It was the top country album for the year and also the top album across all genres, with 3.23 million equivalent album units …

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Luke Bryan, Keith Urban and Maren Morris among the 2022 RodeoHouston entertainers lineup

ABC The 2022 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo announced its entertainers lineup this week, and the nearly-month-long event is packed with big names across all genres. As usual, country music will be well represented at this year’s RodeoHouston. The event kicks off in late February with a performance from Texan and rodeo alum Cody Johnson, …

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Tom T. Hall’s August 2021 death reportedly has been ruled a suicide

GAB Archive/Redferns Legendary singer-songwriter and Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall died by suicide, according to a recently-released medical examiner’s report. Rolling Stone reports that a spokesperson from the Williamson Country Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the cause of death to the publication this week. The Kentucky native was found dead at his Franklin, …

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Reba returns to ‘Young Sheldon,’ as she dreams of a mini-reunion of her own beloved sitcom

Robert Voets/CBS (C)2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reba McEntire‘s recurring role on Young Sheldon is going strong, as she returns tonight. And while a full-fledged reboot of her own eponymous sitcom has proven elusive, the CBS show could set the stage for a small one. “Loved working with Annie Potts on Young Sheldon,” Reba told reporters in the …

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Nashville notes

Rising act Conner Smith just announced that he’ll release his debut EP, a six-song collection titled Didn’t Go Too Far, on Friday, January 14. It’ll include his viral ode to college football season, “I Hate Alabama,” plus his current single, “Learn from It.” Longtime music manager, agent and promoter Randy Jackson, who worked with artists …

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